An alleged armed teen results in school lockdown

ROCKFORD — A 14-year-old boy was charged with disorderly conduct and a daytime curfew violation today after he reportedly brought a BB gun to school.

Shortly after 11 a.m., an Auburn High School student contacted a school administrator advising that he saw a 14-year-old male student in possession of a handgun.

The school administration placed the school on a soft lockdown, meaning students could move between classes but no one was allowed in or outside of the building.

Meanwhile, the school was searched and it was determined the student had left the building. Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the student’s residence but did not get an answer at the door.

The lockdown was lifted at 12:15 p.m., while officers continued to search the neighborhoods surrounding the School.

About 12:35 p.m. the Auburn High School Resource Officer located the student walking at Pierpont Avenue and School Street. The student told the officer he was walking back to school. The officer found the student in possession of a BB/pellet gun and arrested him. He was transported to Winnebago Juvenile Detention Center.

The BB gun was not loaded, and the student did not provide a reason for having it inside the school, police said.